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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  06-  2005  October  6,  2006 
 COMMENTS  SOUGHT  ON  QWEST  PETITION  FOR  WAIVER  TO  ALLOW  IT  TO  EXERCISE  PRICING  FLEXIBILITY 
 FOR  CERTAIN  ADVANCED  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORKS  SERVICES 
 WC  Docket  No.  06-  187 


 COMMENTS  DUE:  October  23,  2006  REPLY  COMMENTS  DUE:  October  30,  2006 


 On  September  22,  2006,  Qwest  filed  a  petition  requesting  that  the  Commission  waive  certain  rules  in  order  to  permit  Qwest  to  exercise  pricing  flexibility  for  certain  Advanced  Communications 
 Networks  Services  that  use  packet-  switched  technology,  including  Frame  Relay,  Asynchronous  Transfer  Mode,  LAN  Switching,  and  Metro  Optical  Ethernet,  in  those  areas  where  Qwest  has  already  qualified  for 
 pricing  flexibility  for  other  special  access  services.  1  Qwest  asserts  that  it  seeks  the  same  pricing  flexibility  for  advanced  services  that  Verizon  previously  was  granted  by  the  Commission.  2 


 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  on  or  before  October  23,  2006,  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  October  30,  2006.  Filings  in  this  proceeding  should  be  captioned  “In  the  Matter  of  Qwest  Petition 
 for  Waiver  of  Pricing  Flexibility  Rules  for  Advanced  Communications  Networks  Services”  and  filed  in  WC  Docket  No.  06-  187.  Comments  may  be  filed  using  the  Commission's  Electronic  Comment  Filing 
 System  (ECFS)  or  by  filing  paper  copies.  3  Comments  filed  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  ecfs/.  Generally,  only  one  copy  of  an  electronic 
 submission  must  be  filed.  4  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full 
 1  Petition  for  Waiver  of  Pricing  Flexibility  Rules  for  Advanced  Communications  Networks  Services,  WC  Docket 
 No.  06-  187,  Qwest  Petition  for  Waiver  to  Allow  It  to  Exercise  Pricing  Flexibility  for  Advanced  Communications  Networks  Services  Where  the  Commission  Has  Granted  Relief  for  Other  Special  Access  Services,  at  1-  2  (filed  Sept. 


 22,  2006)  (Petition). 
 2  Petition  at  1,  6  (citing  Verizon  Petition  for  Waiver  of  Pricing  Flexibility  Rules  for  Fast  Packet  Services,  WC 
 Docket  No.  04-  246,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  20  FCC  Rcd  16840  (2005)). 
 3  See  Electronic  Filing  of  Documents  in  Rulemaking  Proceedings,  GC  Docket  No.  97-  113,  Report  and  Order,  13 
 FCC  Rcd  11322  (1998). 
 4  If  multiple  docket  or  rulemaking  numbers  appear  in  the  caption  of  a  proceeding,  however,  commenters  must 
 transmit  one  electronic  copy  of  the  comments  to  each  docket  or  rulemaking  number  referenced  in  the  caption.  Similarly,  commenters  filing  paper  copies  must  submit  two  additional  copies  for  each  additional  docket  or 


 rulemaking  number. 
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 arguments  presented  generally  is  required.  6  Other  requirements  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  ex  parte  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  7 
 For  further  information,  contact  Marvin  Sacks  of  the  Pricing  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  1520,  or  marvin.  sacks@  fcc.  gov. 


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 6  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b)(  2). 
 7  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1206(  b). 
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